Today is our team’s first full day in Honduras. Juana was fully rested from travel, as evidence by energetic knocking on Tom’s door, looking for coffee. Luis met Marvin and Cristhian and went to Luis’ studio to work on sketches for this year’s first mural, at a nearby soccer stadium. We also took a lookContinue reading “2020 HOT Day 2”
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2020 Day 1
It’s all about the travel the first day. This year we are a new group, travelling together for the first time. We caught the first plane out of Boston for Atlanta Georgia. We landed early in Atlanta, but Juana used the time well, helping a guy we met disembarking, find his way to his planeContinue reading “2020 Day 1”
OEW Floor Wars!
Floor Wars Episode IV! Dalanis is decorated for the holidays! On November 30th, the Tree Amigos team decorated Dalainis’ Common Area to kick off the holiday festivities. Then for the next three weeks Veterans used decorations donated by the community, including four artificial trees by Ward 3 Alderman and State Representative, Patricia Klee. On DecemberContinue reading “OEW Floor Wars!”
We will return!
Our final day was basically lots of driving and lots of airport We talked about the trip on our way to Tegucigalpa and plans for next year. We also shared some interesting sights. Then it was all just airports and boarding passes. We bid farewell to Mario and entered customs. We had a last teamContinue reading “We will return!”
2019 trip Day 7 Involved to Impact
It is our final work day, so we are concentrating on the final mural at the library. We had pancakes for breakfast with the staff of Hogar Los Ninos. When we arrived on site, it was straight to work. Luis worked on a mural depicting Robin Hood, Jyl a mural with many creative stories comingContinue reading “2019 trip Day 7 Involved to Impact”
2019 trip Day 6 Renewal
This morning we tackled Sam’s return project. Last year she took note of this playground at a Kindergarten.So this year we planned to restore it to a place children could play. The Hondurans started by painting the wall and equipment. We spent the morning removing construction debris, including a couple hundred pounds of moldy asbestosContinue reading “2019 trip Day 6 Renewal”
2019 trip Day 5 The Summit
We have passed the halfway point of the trip, today is a day of rest and celebration. Drok was not quite ready to emerge renewed but was on he mend. It is Easter Sunday, so of course we went to celebrate Easter mass with the community. We encountered a surprise in the form of FatherContinue reading “2019 trip Day 5 The Summit”
2019 Trip Day 4 She The Change!
Drok had a rough night, he couldn’t keep food down. We travel with anti biotics in the event that we accidently eat or drink something that makes us sick. The local water has bacteria we aren’t used to. Travelling through airports and sharing space on airplanes with people from around the world can cause anyContinue reading “2019 Trip Day 4 She The Change!”
2019 trip Day 3 No Longer Foreigners and Strangers
We started our morning with grilled cheese Quesadillas! Today we went to see the Stations of the Cross. Last night being Holy Thursday, the celebration of the last supper, and today being Good Friday, where the Passion of Christ is observed. We left at 8 am, the 14 stations concluded around noon. This is aContinue reading “2019 trip Day 3 No Longer Foreigners and Strangers”
2019 Trip Blog Day 2 Unlock Potential
We began our day in paradise, Drok locked out of his room and Luis waiting at the gates. Mario gave Drok an assist with a butter knife, and our day began. Listenia has been cooking for our trips for years, she always has a coffee ready in the kitchen. Breakfast is typically juice, cereal andContinue reading “2019 Trip Blog Day 2 Unlock Potential”